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Donald W. Benson Employment and Labor Law Littler Mendelson |
Mr. Benson is a senior litigator who strives to help employers avoid, resolve and litigate employment disputes involving: trade secret, restrictive covenant and proprietary information disputes, sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, disability, age, religion, race, national origin and sex discrimination, equal pay claims, the Family and Medical Leave Act, WARN, defamation, invasion of privacy, negligent supervision, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, breach of contract, handbook and policy contract claims, ERISA and LMRA Section 301 class actions over reductions to retiree health benefits, and wage and hour law.
Prior to joining Littler in 2004, Mr. Benson was a Member for sixteen years of a labor management law firm in Atlanta.
Emphasis
Employment and Labor Law Litigation
Drafting and Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants
Wage and Hour Law
Education
J. D., University of Utah, 1984
Member of Law Review, a University Fellow, and a Ph.D. candidate in the Philosophy Department
M.A., Philosophy, University of Georgia, 1978
A.B., Davidson College, 1976
Publications
He has published articles in the Georgia Bar Journal, Practical Litigator, Competitive Edge, and HR ATLANTA.
"Staph Infections in the Workplace"
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Florida Bar Journal, “Outrunning Contractual Noncompete Undertakings,” December, 2005
http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/
Tennessee Bar Journal, "New Race to Tennessee and Georgia Courthouses Over Non-competition Agreements," October, 2005 http://www.tba.org/Journal_Current/200510/TBJ-200510-courthouse.html
Georgia Bar Journal, "New Growth Industry: Racing To Georgia Courts over Non-competition Agreements," October, 2005 http://www.gabar.org/communications/georgia_bar_journal/archives/
Littler INSIGHT, "New Wave or Flash Flood: 11th Circuit Allows RICO/Immigration Lawsuit to Proceed," July, 2005
Activities
Georgia State Bar
Tennessee State Bar
American Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Cases/Courts/Judges
Clerked for the Honorable James Jarvis and Honorable Robert Taylor, U.S. District Court in Knoxville, Tennessee.